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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 30 March 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered Question 12733 (2026)
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Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 30 March 2026 , including location, event description, and attendees?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government

Answer

My office receives many invitations to events and meetings. As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a diversion of resources that will interfere with the operation of my office. Further, it is nonsensical to provide a location, description and a list of attendees for meetings or events which have not occurred. A list of events and meetings I attend is publicly available on the beehive.govt.nz website.